The Australian Pain Society’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Hobart in April celebrated the Global Year for Translating Pain Knowledge to Practice. InMotion catches up with some of the country’s leading speakers and presenters at the conference’s topical sessions, workshops and plenary and concurrent sessions.

A collection of physiotherapists with an interest in treating adults and children with hypermobility disorders hopes to raise awareness of the conditions. Juliet Hall, Sharon Hennessey, Pauline Slater, Clare Adams, Nicole Frost and Katie Cleary explain why screening of current clients for hypermobility spectrum disorder is important.

Sara Issak explains contemporary thinking about functional neurological disorder and the current approach to treatment, while Dharsha Petrie provides case studies and some advice on building a strong team to tackle the condition.

Physiotherapists Ricardo Kenji Nawa and Aléxia Gabriela da Silva Vieira and colleagues in Brazil recently published a systematic review of trials of telerehabilitation for people with COVID-19 or post-COVID conditions (more commonly known as long COVID).

Lymphoedema occurs in about 16 per cent of people after breast cancer. According to the recommendations of the International Society of Lymphology (ISL), lymphoedema needs to be treated with decongestive lymphatic therapy (DLT), which consists of skin care, manual lymph drainage (MLD), compression therapy and exercise therapy. However, the value of MLD as a component in this regimen is uncertain. A Cochrane systematic review with six randomised trials did not demonstrate any added value from MLD.

Dr Angela Burge is one of 2021’s PRF Seeding Grant recipients, for a project investigating the cost-effectiveness of repeating pulmonary rehabilitation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She speaks to us here about the project.

Effective assessment of lower limb injury and dysfunction and a tailored treatment strategy will enable patients to return to their previous level of activity, says Michael Vadiveloo, the presenter of an upcoming course on lower limb rehabilitation.

Sydney physiotherapist Melissa McConaghy has received a Hesta Impact Award for the PD Warrior program she developed for people living with Parkinson’s disease. A conversation with her about the program.

Physiotherapist Rachel Nelligan has won a Premier’s Award for her work developing digital resources to help people with knee osteoarthritis, writes Marina Williams.

Integrative acupuncture helps address the complexity of patient conditions, explains one of the presenters of this course, Paula Raymond-Yacoub.